PEF’s Kent: Union Impacted Primary

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Nick Reisman

The Public Employees Federation took a gamble on backing the insurgent primary campaigns of Zephyr Teachout and her running mate, Tim Wu, over Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

For the union of about 54,000 mostly white-collar workers, that gamble paid off, said President Susan Kent.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Kent called Teachout and Wu netting nearly 35 percent and 40 percent of the vote respectively “stunning” and an affirmation of the union’s “political power and clout” under her leadership.

“This campaign believed in what we, as a union, bring to the state of New York and highlighted the need for respect for public services, while speaking out against the negative impact of privatization and diminishment of vital state services,” Kent said.

http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2014/09/pefs-kent-union-impacted-primary/